Cinchona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Cinchoneae
Genus: Cinchona
Species: C. anderssonii – C. antioquiae – C. asperifolia – C. barbacoensis – C. calisaya – C. capuli – C. fruticosa – C. glandulifera – C. hirsuta – C. krauseana – C. lancifolia – C. lucumifolia – C. macrocalyx – C. micrantha – C. mutisii – C. nitida – C. officinalis – C. parabolica – C. pitayensis – C. pubescens – C. pyrifolia – C. rugosa – C. scrobiculata – C. villosa

Nothospecies: C. × boliviana

Name

Cinchona L., Sp. Pl. 1: 172. (1753)

Type species: Cinchona officinalis L., Sp. Pl. !: 172. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Quinquina Boehm. in C.G.Ludwig, Defin. Gen. Pl. ed. 3: 30. (1760)
- Kinkina Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 147. (1763)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 172. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cinchona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cinchona. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 1 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cinchona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar. 2019.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Хіннае дрэва
Deutsch: Chinarindenbäume
English: Quinine
suomi: Kiinapuut
magyar: Kínafa, kininfa, jezsuitakéregfa
Türkçe: Kınakına

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